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@@chrisofchris they are a tough one. If both new teams are in the east this may stay. I think geography will win out and that Texas to Seattle trip doesn't really fit either

@ my heart says no, but my head says you are correct.

@chrisofchris we will see. I think this Tampa stadium situation is an issue right now

@@roberthudson1959 he absolutely would have moved up. I don't know about all the way to Ruth levels. I have nothing against Gibson. He was an incredible talent. I'm just skeptical of the record keeping

The normal claim is that he would have passed Ruth, and those numbers don't work. At his career average of 30 homers a season, he would have hit 136 more roundtrippers, which would have put him in Willie Mays territory. As for Gibson, MLB has the final say on the recognition of statistics, and they only recognized the Negro League stats that could be solidly verified.

@@roberthudson1959 I think when it comes to home runs the Mays comparison is far better.

@@commentedrelationship all possible in the future. I think the list is much shorter for the next round of expansion

@@frankkottwitz6279 thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@@deepdrag8131 I completely respect his sacrifice. I mean no disrespect to his service. Simply a video to consider where his baseball numbers may have fallen

@@3up3down “All I want out of life is when I pass by folks will say, ‘there goes the greatest hitter that ever lived’” …and he was!

@@deepdrag8131 still in the argument

@@breakthroughmadeinusa9184 that would be very interesting. Although the overall quality of pitching would be better. In this era he may steal 100 bags too

@@graniteman62 there is no question Williams is one of the best hitters of all time. I agree that Aaron needs more love

Don't disagree with u, opinions on who is best at this or that is good over a beer for fun. I think that some dead ball hall of famers are overrated and some don't get the love they deserve, just like some say Johnny Bench best catcher ever, I disagree, when ur on championship teams u get more love, than others who were just as good or better never won championships. Everything is what if, Ferguson Jenkins, a fellow cdn, hall of Fame pitcher doesn't get his dues, he has a tremendous record still playing for crap batting teams. Walter Johnson great record, lost more games than most pitchers win like Ferguson Jenkins, but hate to say it race comes into the decision. Just like it took for ever to recognize negro League great players. Ty Cobb in the hall for his performance, he was a piece of shit racist pig, he bet in games etc, but it was hidden or not reported, Pete Rose, no Mr perfect should be in the hall, and he is dead now. MLB still recognizes Barry Bonds as the all time home run leader though he was a steroid freak for the last ten years of his career. It isn't fair. But that's why we have free speech to agree and disagree

@@graniteman62 absolutely agree it's the fun side of baseball. I wish there were more guys that got more recognition. I love diving deeper into the greats of way back. There is a terrific book about Cobb. He was a terrible person to many. The interesting thing is he really supported Jackie Robinson breaking the colour barrier. Such an odd guy.

Cobb in my opinion is someone you have to judge on his playing career, no doubt great hitter and like Rose driven to win at no cost, but he was a racist, attacked fans in the stands, attacked black hotel worker for no reason, fellow team mates hated him, then he found Jesus after, nope, Rogers Hornsby was a son a bitch racist also in the hall. Cobb was no Honus Wagner or Napoleon Lajoie, he was smart to invest in coke a cola and become a miserable fkking millionaire.

@@mbwell the problem here is you say you haven't watched a game in 7 years. I challenge you to sit down and watch a game in today's age. It is completely different. The days of the 4 hour slog are gone. Attendance is up across the league in nearly every market. As much as the World Series doesn't display it, there is far more parity across the league. In fact no team won 100 games this season. I can appreciate the comment, but it simply is not factual

@@3up3down I under what you are saying. But the logic doesn’t quite amount to much in terms of popularity trends. Two examples back this up clearly. 1. When I was a kid, baseball was king during the summer. In 2024, when talking with co-worker’s and such they always highlighted “soccer practice, camps, games” as the kids focus. 2. I absolutely hear no discussions centered around baseball topics. To summarize this. I personally do not know anyone alive that is interested in MLB. Those that did at one time are DEAD.

@@mbwell that's amazing, as where I am baseball is thriving. Yes soccer is a growing sport and that is great, but so is baseball. More kids are signing up. There is a very popular summer league here for college players that is expanding and setting attendance records. It may just be in pockets, but baseball is doing just fine. Plus it is as big as ever in the global market of Asia and growing in Europe

@@3up3down What were the final television rating of the World Series?

@mbwell 15.8 million in US. Highest since 2017 and that was a 7 game series and not a 5 game. 30 million when combined with East Asia

@@l2c4u I really doubt the white Sox are leaving any time soon. This feels more like a way to get more stadium money

@@3up3down good points. WS owner owns the Bulls. One son is apart of the Bulls, who knows if any of the other sons is interested in the WS . Companies have been sold because no family wants to take over.

@@l2c4u there is talk they are for sale. I wonder how serious it is as I assume any sale will have some conditions on a new stadium

@@3up3down If Sold they wouldn't be going to Nasville until after 2025 season with MLB involved. There's Nissan stadium where Titans are, potentially the Titans are moving next door to a new stadium. the nashville baseball said they would build a stadium in the same area. would be strange to see only one team in Chicago. Nissan Stadium could be temporary stadium or the home stadium for Nasville Stars.

@@l2c4u I think you would see MLB step in and ensure a baseball stadium is available before a move. They are dealing with enough issues with the Athletics. I'd expect it to be probably 3 years away

@@1stutterafter strong possibility. I still favor SLC

@@1stutterafter I really don't see it happening. It's been AL and NL for 100 years

@@dannyrodriguez3242 on this video they were. Early ones not so much. MLB has got the series they want

@@adastraperaspera7098 maybe they'll be right this time

@@JustReactionsHD he is driving the offence for sure. If Judge gets going they are scary

@@smallapplemets8538 not at all. I'll stick with the prediction. I'd prefer to see the Mets win. Just not what I think will happen

@@vincentkrych2158 I don't want it. Just what I think happens. I'd much rather see Cleveland win. They've got 3 Canadians on the team

@@3up3down I dont want that too, sadly I dont see Cleveland winning this. But Im a Cleveland fan and rooting for them all the way. Would be a great storyline if Guards take down MLB scripts of NY LA series 🤣

@@vincentkrych2158 it would be fantastic! I'm all for the underdog story. That bullpen is so good

@@3up3down I afraid how much Vogt uses the bullpen, it could get taxed quickly

@@vincentkrych2158 I think they'll need a couple starts of 6 innings. Enough off days now saves the pen

@@thomasjoseph3488 I'm struggling as well. With 3 Canadians on Cleveland it's easy to pull for them. I'm sure I'll watch some still. And of course do some research for off-season videos.

@@3up3down Understand. You're right about MLB salivating for a NY (preferably Yankees) versus LA series. Off topic, the Trop damage and Sacramento A's situation are interesting. We'll have the FA market soon, too. A Cleveland win would certainly help my off-season outlook, though. Best.

@@thomasjoseph3488 Dodgers vs Mets followed by Dodgers vs Yankees would thrill the league. The Trop issue is interesting. I'll be looking into that more plus some more What If videos. Enjoy the rest of the playoffs

@@harrylyme3969 fair, although closer to 4 seasons as he had over 500at bats in 1919

@@jerome6578 a month later it isn't. At the time it was

@@juncruz6266 probably, but not if there were some injuries.

@@warhawk4580 no disagreement here

@@user-yi4lp2cz1q Baltimore and Colorado would not be loving this at all

@@3up3down Sure both would like to be relatively closer but, geographically this would be the best scenario to keep teams in the same leagues.

You think switching Cle E to N Bal S to E and KC N to S would work better?

And Colo can't be South or East

@@user-yi4lp2cz1q yes I do. I think KC fits better with the Texas teams, but Tampa doesn't then. It's an odd puzzle to make work

@@8889thevskduebekrh that purchase would be a huge step for Portland. Austin just announced a play as well. Plus Salt Lake has a location as well. This off-season could bring huge news!

@@mariocisneros911 another big what if for baseball

@@mariocisneros911 and all should be appreciated

They are rolling

@@panowa8319 I've heard those rumors. I wonder what will happen. I feel right now it's a situation like what happened with Arizona and Milwaukee and others. They are trying to get every dollar they can out of government. The difference is the current stadium is not that old and it feels like Chicago is tired of the shake down from its pro teams

@@thomasjoseph3488 glad you like! I need a little more, but just glad to make videos

I'm glad you mentioned Winker for the Mets. Seemingly innocuous, I like him as a bench weapon or spot starter that contributes. There's seemingly always one of these types of guys in the playoffs that rises to the top, and gives their team a huge push.

@@thomasjoseph3488 I saw Lindor left the game yesterday. I do hope it's not serious so there can be a great race to the end. I had Orioles from the start, but I hope to see any new blood in the WS.

@@thomasjoseph3488 sneaky little pickup at the deadline

@@RCSTILE I don't disagree that Mantle is incredible. The difference is we know the knee was an issue. We don't know if Williams would have had issues. And Ted missed prime years

@@JefferyMiller-u5l I don't know about all the records. But I'm guessing a lot more of them

​@3up3down, what about the intangibles that crunching numbers can't tell us? What if Williams didn't have to deal with the psychological issues from being in combat missions over Korea? What if he hadn't had to crash land his plane and didn't have damage to his body from that? Maybe he stays in his prime another 1-2 seasons. Maybe his career last another 1-3 seasons. What would his numbers be then? I believe Ted Williams is the greatest hitter who ever lived.

@@smokedogg19821 I agree he is the greatest hitters ever. And no doubt those are some great what ifs. They are just extremely difficult to factor into numeric data

Would you prefer to discuss how pre steroids Bonds has several better seasons than this current Ohtani season?

@@Beck-Stein bonds never dh

@@Beck-Stein balco documents have him beginning after 1998. After Sosa and Mcguire went unpunished. Bonds admitted to using steroids after his personal trainer allegedly misled him into believing he was taking flaxseed oil and arthritis cream. Sworn testimony lists 1998 as the earliest known offense. Took 10 seconds to find

@@Beck-Stein that's a direct quote from the Washington post. If we can't trust that knowledge then we can't trust ohtani isn't on roids or isn't betting on baseball

@@LouiseRamsay-hs4sz I understand that, but it's challenging to predict career years. Just the same as it's possible an injury could have happened. I fully believe the numbers are lower than they probably would have been, but still give a good idea.

@@rawleypoint I will never argue that. Every person that served needs to be recognized

@@alexlarsen2464 I really agree with this. I think MLB needs to beat the NFL to this market. You have to strike now to win over the fan base.

@@gordonzill173 all depends on if it was just him that stayed or all ballplayers.

@@martinjohnson5498 there are a lot of what is when it comes to Ruth. As you said he lost time as a hitter and also the dead ball Era. He also never played in MLB against Negro League players. I would love to do a video on this, but it's hard to put the what if into numbers for Ruth. Thanks for the view and comment

No, but Ruth faced a spit ball, shine ball, grease ball,

@@rlkinnard true. I wonder how much Williams saw of that

@@nickycha8428 thanks for checking out the video

@@lpmoualm Ortiz hit home runs, team had winning record. He lost. Edgar hit home runs, team had winning record. He lost.

2023 olson 51 hr still not get

@@keizomatsuzaki beat by a guy with 40/70

@@Beck-Stein none played with a pitch clock, 2 disengagement, and bigger bags. Although Ortiz and Martinez would never have stole 50

@@haedyncavanagh thanks for the idea. It'll help with future videos. I was thinking that, but with a sample size someone could argue it was a hot streak and not sustainable. With Williams he probably could have sustained it though

@@immortalkombatant I'm glad I met your standards. I think it would make for some terrific division battles